Download and Install an Alteryx Data Set
Follow the steps below to download, install, and activate a data set from the Alteryx Downloads and Licenses portal. Alteryx compresses data sets using 7z, a file archive format. You can download 7zip from www.7-zip.org. To manage a license for partner data or any product license that uses SRC (.srclc) licenses, visit Manage Partner Data Licenses.
Download a Product
To download a product...
- Sign in to the Alteryx Downloads and Licenses portal at licenses.alteryx.com.
- In the Product Downloads area, select the product to download.
- In the Download Packages window, select the version of the product you want to download.
- In Downloads, select the plus sign to display a description of the product.
- Select the link for the product to download the file.
Install on Local Machine
A local installation requires administrator privileges and adequate disk space. To install the data set locally...
- Download, install, and activate a base product (Alteryx Designer or Server).
- Download a data set zip file and extract the contents of the zip file to a local folder.
- Run AlteryxDataInstall.exe.
- Follow the prompts to install the data.
- Select the data sets you want to install.
- Select any previously installed data sets you want to uninstall. Select Replace to auto-select all data sets you want to uninstall.
- Browse to the path where you want to install the data sets.
- If you have not already activated the license, select Options > Manage Licenses to activate it. Visit Manage Licenses for more information.
Prepare a Network Install
A network installation allows Alteryx Designer users to point to a central location instead of a local directory. Users can be online or offline. To prepare a network installation...
- Create or identify 2 folders:
- A temporary folder for extracting the contents of the zip file.
- A shared network folder for users of the data set.
- Download a data set zip file and extract the contents of the zip file to the temporary folder. Delete this folder after you have installed the data to a network folder.
- Run AlteryxDataInstall.exe and select all data sets you want to install.
- Select Prepare a Network Install and point to the shared network folder where you want to install the data. The user will run the AlteryxDataInstall.exe from this location.
- Select any previously installed data sets you want to uninstall. Select Replace to auto-select all data sets you are updating.
- Install the data sets.
Users will navigate to the AlteryxDataInstall.exe located in the shared network folder when they register to use the installed data sets.
Register to Use a Data Set Installed on a Network
To register a data set from a network location...
- Navigate to the network folder where your license administrator installed the data set. Open the folder and locate the AlteryxDataInstall.exe file. Verify the folder before you continue.
- Run AlteryxDataInstall.exe from this folder.
- Alteryx displays Alteryx Data Products Install. Confirm the information. Select Next.
- Accept the license agreement. Select Next.
- Select the data sets you want to install.
- Select any previously installed data sets you want to uninstall. Select Replace to auto-select all data sets you are updating.
- In Alteryx Data Products Install, select Register From a Network Location.
- Confirm the information. Select Next.
- If you have not activated the data set, activate the data set via Options > Manage Licenses in Designer. Visit Manage Licenses for more information.